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Manometer
I just want to let all you doit yourself Guys a little story.This past winter I spent hours making this gage and finally check the carbs, well as I figured they were off. And than they got worse. And than after try- try again i took it to a shop and in a hour and only $50 less my bike runs like a new well tuned bike. I Did not save any money or time. The hassel is not worth it.
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1985 Goldwing GL1200A
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#1 07-02-2008, 01:56 PM,
Do you mean this device?:

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yes is very hard to use lol.
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#2 07-02-2008, 04:03 PM,
That is why I bought the Morgan Carbtune. No fluid to mess with and nice smooth readings. Takes less than 5 minutes to do a 4 cyl bike. Smile
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#3 07-02-2008, 04:12 PM,
where and how much :O?? post pics Wink
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#4 07-02-2008, 05:19 PM,
William_86 Wrote:where and how much :O?? post pics Wink
I'm a klutz and know I would either spill the liquid or suck it in my engine when I blip the throttle between adjustments. I bought a Morgan Carbtune ( <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.ekmpowershop1.com/ekmps/shops/carbtune/index.asp">http://www.ekmpowershop1.com/ekmps/shop ... /index.asp</a><!-- m --> ) and have used it several times with no problems at all. Here are the before and after pic.s of when I synced the Goldwing just before I went on it's last ride.
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2008 Yamaha V-Star 650(Wife's Bike)
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#5 07-02-2008, 06:24 PM,
A company called California Sport Touring carries the Morgan carb tune- $99.00 . <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.casporttouring.com/store/merchant.mvc?page=CST/PROD/MORGO/243">http://www.casporttouring.com/store/mer ... /MORGO/243</a><!-- m -->. Soon as I get a little extra, gonna get me one.
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#6 07-02-2008, 06:30 PM,
That is a good price. I think I paid around $120.00 US for the gage,pouch and shipping to the US. Took about a week to arrive.
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1985 GL1200 Interstate(RIP)
2003 Yamaha Midnight Venture
2008 Yamaha V-Star 650(Wife's Bike)
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#7 07-02-2008, 06:39 PM,
Yes that is the same one I made and as we speak the thing is going to the land fill.
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1978 Goldwing GL1000
1985 Goldwing GL1200A
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#8 07-03-2008, 05:56 AM,
The Morgan Carbtune Pro is on backorder from California Sport Touring as of this morning for 7-10 days.

Poorboy
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#9 07-03-2008, 10:55 AM,
one question.. on your tool each tube is independent or they are connected somehow to one or to all carbs? i mean if you apply vacuum on the first hose, the second tube will drop? or all of them?
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#10 07-03-2008, 02:57 PM,
William_86 Wrote:one question.. on your tool each tube is independent or they are connected somehow to one or to all carbs? i mean if you apply vacuum on the first hose, the second tube will drop? or all of them?
Yes there are 4 independent hoses. One hose for each gage. This will work on 2 cylinder, 3 cylinder or 4 cylinder by hooking up one hose on each carb. They are all down on the bottom out of sight until vacuum is applied to pull up the steel pin . If you look at my before picture you can see that the carbs were so far out of adjustment the #4 cylinder(on the far right side) didn't even register on the gage. Confusedhock:
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1985 GL1200 Interstate(RIP)
2003 Yamaha Midnight Venture
2008 Yamaha V-Star 650(Wife's Bike)
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#11 07-03-2008, 07:56 PM,
well i think ill change my tool and make every tube independent and test! ;p may be easier like that
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#12 07-04-2008, 08:07 PM,
I had the same problem as Satch with a motion pro. I started the bike with everything all hooked up and it sucked the fluid up on #2 of course I did not have any extra,I tried ATF in the gauge and I could not get them to balance. I'm not sure if it is the bike or the gauge with the ATF in it,so I ordered a gauge type from J C whitney and can't do a thing until it gets here 3-5 days. I did as the motion pro said as far as set up,but I don't like the fluid type at all,so now I have a Motion pro with ATF in it and down 103.00 bucks I payed for that and then 84.00 bucks I just payed for the one from JC Whitney would have cost me what about 90.00 at the dealer which I still might end up at before this is over............ Live and learn. :roll:
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